Born in Brooklyn, where he graduated from New Utrecht High School, Mr. Racioppo moved to the Island in the 1970s.

He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Monticello.

An alumnus of Pace University, Manhattan, Mr. Racioppo was a computer programmer for Bond Buyer in Manhattan until his retirement in the 1980s.

He was an avid hunter and angler, and enjoyed working on model trains. He belonged to the Richmond Boro Gun Club and the Staten Island Society of Model Railroaders. Mr. Racioppo was an ardent fan of the Yankees.

Surviving are his former wife, Rita Spalazzi; his two sons, Robert and Anthony; his daughter, Diane Ellinger; a brother, John; two sisters, Terri Potenza and Barbara Cafiero, and six grandchildren.

The funeral will be Saturday from the Colonial Funeral Home, New Dorp, with a mass at 9:45 a.m. in St. Clare's R.C. Church, Great Kills. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Pleasant Plains.